strange events.
They're trained to know that
what seems to be impossible...
often is possible,
given the scientific analysis
of the phenomenon.
Mr. Spock, have you
ever heard of a case...
such as described
by Dr. Janice Lester?
- Not precisely, no.
- Oh.
Assuming that you are correct
in your belief,
do you expect Starfleet Command
to place this, uh,
this, uh, person...
in command of the Enterprise?
I expect only
to reveal the truth.
And with the truth revealed,
that I am not really the captain,
and knowing that she would not
be allowed to serve as the captain,
then you would be the captain--
it is inevitable!
Spock. Spock, give it up!
Return to the Enterprise family.
All charges will be dropped...
and the madness that temporarily
overcame all of us...
on Camus II will fade
and be forgotten.
And what will become
of Dr. Lester?
Dr. Lester will be
cared for always.
It is a debt and a responsibility
I owe her from the past.
No, sir. I shall not withdraw
a single charge that I have made.
You are not Captain Kirk.
You have ruthlessly
appropriated his body.
But the life entity within you
is not that of Captain Kirk.
You do not belong
in charge of the Enterprise...
and I shall do everything
in my power against you.
Lieutenant Lisa, play back
those last two sentences...
from Mr. Spock's tirade.
You do not belong in charge
of the Enterprise...
and I shall do everything
in my power against you.
You heard the statements
placed into the record by you.
-Do you understand the nature of it?
-I do. And I stand by it.
It is mutiny! Deliberate,
vindictive, insane at its base!
But mutiny is charged,
and encouragement to mutiny.
Dr. McCoy, Mr. Scott,
you heard it!
On the basis of these statements,
I call for an immediate vote,
by the powers granted to me
as captain of the Enterprise.
A recess is declared,
to be followed by a vote.
Yes. An immediate vote before our
chief witness can be left to die...
on some obscure planet
with the truth locked inside of her.
Silence. You will be silent!
A recess has been declared.
There will be no cross-discussion.
When I return, we will vote
on the charge of mutiny.
The evidence presented here
is the only basis of your decision.
[Door Slides Open, Shut]
- Scotty.
- Doctor.
Doctor,
I've seen the captain
feverish, sick, drunk,
delirious, terrified,
overjoyed, boiling mad.
But up to now,
I have never seen him
red-faced with hysteria.
I know how I'm going to vote.
I've been through this with Spock.
He's not being scientific
and neither are you.
It may not be scientific,
but if Mr. Spock thinks it happened,
then it must be logical.
Don't you think I know that?
My tests show there's nothing
wrong with the captain.
That's the only fact Starfleet's
going to be interested in.
Headquarters has its problems,
and we have ours.
And right now,
the captain of the Enterprise
is our problem.
They're going to call
for the vote in a few minutes.
Let me put one last question.
Suppose you vote with me,
in favor of Spock.
That means two votes to one
and Spock is free.
What do you think
the captain will do?
- I don't know.
- Aye, you know, all right.
It'll stick in his craw.
He'll never accept it.
We don't know that.
I tell ya, he won't.
Then, Doctor, that's the time
we move against him.
We'll have to take over the ship.
We're talking about mutiny, Scotty.
Aye.
Are you ready for the vote?
Yes. I'm ready for the vote.
Play the tapes of the
conversation in the corridor.
- Aye, sir.
- [ Machine Beeping ]
[ Scotty ]
Then's the time we move against him.
We’ll have to take over the ship.
[McCoy]
We're talking about mutiny, Scotty.
[Scotty]
Aye. Are you ready for the vote?
That's enough.
We know what was said.
Enough to convict you
of conspiracy with mutineers.
And you're so charged.
The sentence-- death.
Mr. Nunnely.
Starfleet expressly
forbids the death penalty.
All my senior officers
turning